Today, I won an award at school for my hard work. Afterwards, my parents told me off. Why? They wanted my brother to get it instead of me. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, my mom told me I was a bad daughter because I didn't get anything for my parents' anniversary. I just sent my brother a check for $400 for my share of their gift. FML
Today, I received an award from my school rewarding me for my honor roll and my cheerleading. When I brought the certificate home my mom congratulated me and hugged me. I worked really hard for this and all my dad had to say was, "Try this flavor of Doritos." FML
Today, my family yelled at me for being a "selfish disappointment." My crime? Not being able to help my sister's boyfriend do his homework while I'm working on my class finals. FML
Today, I overheard my dad telling his work buddy that he's disappointed in his kid. I assumed he meant my brother, for flunking out of school. He meant me, for quitting sports to focus on my studies. FML
Today, I won an academic award during an assembly. Everyone laughed, followed by booing. FML
Today, my mom got angry that I won't give her the funds necessary to send my little brother to military school. She wants to send him because he caught her cheating on our dad and punched her in the face. FML
Today, I got into a huge fight with a girl at school. My mom and dad decided to punish me by letting my three older brothers pick out my wardrobe for the next week. FML
Today, my mom yelled at me for fighting with my younger brother. Not because she wanted us to stop, but because my brother couldn't find a good comeback to my argument. FML
Today, my mom proved to me that there was favoritism between me and my siblings. My mom made me use my money to buy everyone dinner, but when my brother wanted to buy himself food, my mom asked him if he was gonna buy me and our sister some too, he said, "No, I don’t want to" and she said, "That’s fine." FML
Today, I got a text from my mom that said, "Your dad and I are so proud of you." Sweet, right? It was meant for my brother. FML
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BelaLugosisdead 0
That's ****** up. Not gonna lie.
RJB 0
How about you just start failing school and say I wanted my brother to get the good grades.
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Comments (79)
cthulhu1138 1
I think this is the point where you ought to stop caring about your parents' opinion. They've picked their favorite for whatever reason, and trying to "win them over" to your side is bound to end in disappointment. By all means continue to work hard, just make sure you're doing it for yourself and not to try to impress your parents.
BboyHero 0
ydi for being dutch
Xathanos 16
WTF they deserved it for being dutch i fail to see the point and OP forget what your parent think and if your parents wanted your bro to win because he's an underachiever then i guess i can see why if not who gives a damn about them anyways and FYL.
Dr_Know 0
I agree, WTF do you mean by Dutch? Is that some kind of American slang for something?
Person1233 13
It isn't. He's just trying to be a troll.
ProtoBuster_1 5
BboyHero, I am so ******* sick of trollers like you... you get online and say /the/ most stupidest thing possible. "YDI for being so and so"... so ******* what?! Get a damn life and stop being so damn racist! As for the OP, that also happened to me while I was in school, only with a cousin of mine. All I can tell you is keep your head up, keep up the good work and don't give a damn about what your parents say concerning your academic performance.
artifactoid 0
:) Lol relax protobuster_1! You do realize that this reaction is precisely what trolls want, right? Them being seemingly racist is just a means to an end. That troll probably doesn't give a flying **** about dutch people, but is trying to get some easily-goaded mark (that's you!) to blow up. Don't bother criticizing him, trolls are trolls because they have no shame. There's no point in arguing with them. Remember, everyone's wrong on the internet!
CyclonePsycho 1
TROLL. YOU FED IT. -100000. D:
Dr_Know 0
But I thought troll comments were supposed to be deliberately annoying/jerky. If that was a troll comment then it was shit because I don't even understand it! Geez don't they know they should be clear in when insulting people :P
perdix 31
Your parents know that you are a lazy, slack-ass bullshitter that can pull the wool over everyone's eyes, while your brother puts in sincere effort with humility and without fanfare and bravado. YDI for trying to make us feel sorry for you. You may be able to charm the pants off your teachers, but you can't fool us.
Shuinoshina 0
I fail to see how the OP is any of those things. There are parents out there, who even if you got straight A's your entire life, will never give you any praise and will only look for the things you've messed up on to comment about. I'm sorry your childhood was terrible though :3
perdix 31
Just because you fail to see things doesn't mean that I can't guess them! Actually, my childhood was great. If anything, I got too much praise from my parents. It's adulthood that sucks for me! ;)
CableX17 0
Lol, perdix = winnn
syvlerosseau 0
How in any way does this post point out that OP is any of those things? I read about a person who's parents favored their brother enough to yell at them for getting an award, which is truly sad. Maybe if you stopped being a spoiled brat, you'd see like the rest o us.
boomlol 0
Fyl and ydi Grow some balls and slap your parents around the place >.>
ThatOneTimeLord 25
I think you don't understand the meaning of respect.
Gelatin 0
#17, I forgot we all know them personally.
blastvortex 4
And you told your parents off for being creepy assholes, right?
containsnosoy 0
Wait a few years, move out, and don't care about keeping impossible people happy.
Ross_H 0
People like your parents should not be allowed to reproduce. Sorry, but that's ****** up.
misspeg 0
wow some of these fmls have such a bad case of child favouritism from parents. how does it work out like that? what are parents thinking???
xxCFHxx 0
Parents are some of the most devious, most cunning individuals this world has ever seen. For example, when I was three up until I was eight, my parents somehow convinced me that the Ice Cream Truck that sometimes drove by was the 'Music Truck' instead. Shut up, I know. And it's really just human nature. There will always be a favorite anything, including child, and just because they're parents, doesn't exclude them from that.
FinnyKia 0
Wow...your parents suck. You should go be rebel :D